Zhao Nan （Rocket Zhao）
Secretary General of Global Shipping Think Tank Alliance
Deputy Director of the Office of Science & Technology, SMU
Deputy Secretary General & Director of Port Development Institute, SISI
E:nanzhao@shmtu.edu.cn
Zhao Nan is responsible for the overall management of the Secretariat, providing strategic direction and ensuring the sound development of its initiatives.
Zhao Nan has long been engaged in port researches including regional port development strategic planning, port development policy studies, port management, shipping center and other related studies. She hosted the annual compilation of Global Port Development Report and developed the Service Efficiency Index of global major container ports using AIS big data academic. She also undertook more than 80 research projects entrusted by the government and enterprises. She has made successful projects such as shipping system design of free trade zones and the construction planning of free trade ports in Shanghai, Fujian and Hainan; international shipping center studies in Shanghai, Dalian, Tianjin, Wuhan and Guangzhou, and development strategy studies for port & shipping service industry in Tianjin, Hebei, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, Ningbo, Fujian, Guangzhou and other places. She also participated in the research on Maritime Power - World-Class Port by the Water Transport Bureau of Ministry of Transport. Many of her special reports have been approved by national leaders and provincial and ministerial leaders.
Liu Zhengyu（Livia Liu）
Deputy Secretary General of Global Shipping Think Tank Alliance
Director of Editorial Department & International Cooperation Department, SISI
E:liuzy@shmtu.edu.cn
Liu Zhengyu is responsible for the daily operations of the Secretariat, as well as the development and maintenance of alliance members. She also supports coordination across different projects and initiatives.
Liu Zhengyu is engaged in research on maritime law, shipping management and policy, and enterprise development strategy. Her main research results include: many academic papers published in professional journals such as Annual of China Maritime Law, Journal of Shanghai Maritime University, China Shipping Gazette, Ship Economy and Trade, and Shipping Management. She presided over the project, Development, Operation and Maintenance of Commercial Policy and Business Information Distribution System for the Ministry of Commerce. She has participated in many major projects including Arctic Shipping Route and China's Strategy of Marine Power for National Social Science Foundation, Revision of International Maritime Transportation Regulations for the Ministry of Transport, Vessel Traffic Management in Yangtze River Delta, Construction of Silk Road Cloud Chain Platform and Analysis and Planning of Route Hubs for Global Container Shipping Business.
Yin Ming
Former Secretary-general
Prof. & Dr. Yin Ming serves as Party Secretary of Shanghai International Shipping Institute Committee of CPC and deputy secretary general of SISI, whose academic interests cover theory & business of international shipping, planning & management of transportation, and management & engineering of logistics. Prof. & Dr. Yin was invited to work in the headquarters of NORDEN A/S, Copenhagen Denmark, as a management supporter in 2006, and to conduct his post doctor research in Pusan National University, Korea from 2010 to 2011. Since 2011, as the first member of the SMU faculty delegation, he has been visiting Regional Maritime University, Ghana regularly to deliver lectures to full-time undergraduates from different African countries. He also delivers the National Excellent Open Online Course (NEOOC) – Containerization: A Revolution of the Carriage of Goods by Sea and the Key Course of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (SMEC) – Theory and Practice for Liner Shipping. In addition, Prof. & Dr. YIN is often invited to deliver lectures by domestic/foreign companies, joint ventures, industrial organizations and governmental authorities, which also earns him a very good academic and social reputation. Prof. & Dr. Yin is now heading one project sponsored by National Natural Science Fund of China (NSFC), two by Ministry of Education of China (MOE), and two by SMEC, and have participated in dozens of projects sponsored/supported by national, provincial, or ministerial fund and companies. He has published and coauthored dozens of books and several dozens of papers in Computers & Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering – Theory & Practice, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Journal of System Simulation, etc., many of which have been indexed by SCI, SSCI, EI, CSSCI, ISTP and/or ISSHP. For his continuous outstanding performance, Prof. & Dr. Yin has won many prizes awarded by Shanghai Municipal Government, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and Shanghai Maritime University.
Zhen Hong